The Bahamas means business at the 2016 Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championships for Under-16 Men, currently ongoing in Georgetown, Guyana.
The country got its second rout in as many days, easily handling the British Virgin Islands (BVI), 101-40, at the newly renovated Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in Georgetown yesterday. In their first game of the tournament on Sunday, they blasted Antigua & Barbuda 109-71. The Bahamas will be off today, and will play Dominica at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
"Team Bahamas appears to be heads above the competition," said Team Manager Anton Francis, who was instrumental in the team's development. Quentin "Three Ounce" Hall is the head coach of the team, and he is assisted by coaches Wayde Adderley and Nigel Ingraham. Francis was active during the preparation process.
"Our boys have been called strong and aggressive. We force the game into a frantic pace with suffocating defense. Coach Hall has mixed the line-up to avoid scouting. Coach Adderley has been in charge of the defense and has forced 78 turnovers in two games. Coach Ingraham was responsible for Team Bahamas' high-octane offense that has put up 210 points in two games."
Michael Cartwright had 17 points, nine rebounds and five steals for The Bahamas. Samuel Hunter and Dominick Bridgewater dropped in 14 apiece, and Michael Williams scored 13. Team captain Chosen Levarity added nine points and eight rebounds.
The Bahamas's Joshua Cornish applies heavy defense during the 2016 CBC Championships for Under-16 Men currently ongoing in Georgetown, Guyana. The Bahamas got another blowout win yesterday pounding the British Virgin Islands 101-40. They will play Dominica at 3:30p.m. on Wednesday.
K'Moi Walters and Donaldson Layne scored 10 points apiece for the British Virgin Islands. Renrick Masaac Jr. was their next highest scorer with just five.
The Bahamas led from beginning to finish, 20-8 after the first quarter, 48-17 at the half, and 79-23 after three quarters. They have not trailed through two games of the tournament thus far.
The Bahamas forced a whopping 38 turnovers in the game, out-rebounded the BVI, 60-28, and had 24 assists compared to just six for the BVI. The Bahamas also had 26 steals in the lopsided affair, compared to just six for the BVI.
The Bahamas now finds itself in a great position of making the semi-finals which will be played on Friday evening. The championship game is set for Saturday evening.
The CBC is providing a live stream of the tournament on its Facebook page under the search words Caribbean Basketball Confederation.
Sheldon Longley, Guardian Sports Editor
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